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Davey and Rodan Mean Business
The following is a press release from the AFL detailing the new joint initiative between the AFL and Rio Tinto to promote opportunities for indigenous players, culminating in a match which will be the...
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Heatherley makes solid debut down back for Hawks
Three kicks, four handballs and five tackles. Not a big return on debut for Kurt Heatherley with the Hawks in tonights NAB Challenge match against an inexperienced Brisbane side that did not trouble...
View ArticleNAB Challenge International Broadcast schedule Feb 17-23
This year a carnival of football will headline the return of Australia’s game as the 2014 NAB Challenge rolls into every Australian state and territory with 18 games in 18 days.The full international...
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Doggies day out in Wellington
The Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs are again Wellington’s premier team after a convincing win over the North City Demons. On a sunny day in Wellington the Demons, played in a determined fashion, but were...
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Saints reveal Anzac Day strip
St Kilda Football Club has unveiled its specially designed 2014 Anzac Day guernsey in a ceremony at Te Papa Museum in Wellington.With new recruit, and Auckland born midfielder, Shane Savage as the...
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In Scotland: A growing appetite for a quintessentially Australian sport
Hannah Thomson, writing for SBS, has provided an excellent account of the growth of our Australian game in Scotland. From the McCracken influence at Essendon to the Scottish football scene today,...
View ArticleNo Finals for Tiwi Bombers, but St Mary’s looking ominous
For the first time in the club’s short history the Tiwi Bombers will miss out on finals action as the home and away season wrapped up in Darwin on the weekend. In a season that did not go according to...
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Heatherley named in second NAB Challenge squad
Kurt Heatherley has been named in the squad for Hawthorn's match against North Melbourne in Launceston (Tasmania) on Friday night. Heatherley impressed many last week with his defensive efforts and...
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Zach's super goal gift to Ireland
The Irish Warriors will receive a nice present to take home with them when they visit Melbourne for IC14. Courtesy of Zach Tuohy's super goal during the NAB Challenge match on the weekend (video...
View ArticleFrench squad for IC14 unveiled
The CNFA has announced the squad which will arrive in Melbourne later this year to compete at the 2014 Australian Football International Cup.The list of 28, plus 5 emergencies, was released on the CNFA...
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Wadeye Magic reach finals of Tiwi Islands Football League
Last year World Footy News posted an article concerning the history and future of the Wadeye Magic football team in the Northern Territory (see The True Magic of Wadeye). The following press release...
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Townsville hosts Brisbane v Gold Coast state derby
Townsville hosted its second NAB Challenge/Cup game in two years today, with the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns locking horns in the first Queensland derby for 2014. This follows on from their...
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Interview with new Boston Demons President Andrea Williams
On Presidents Day weekend here in the USA (17 February), I had the distinct opportunity to interview the first American female President of an USAFL club, the Boston Demons Andrea “Andi” Williams. In...
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23 teams set for IC14, AFL 9s scrapped
Twenty three teams are set to contest the 2014 International Cup men’s competition. Timor-Leste is the notable team missing for the initial acceptances for the tournament to be held in Melbourne in...
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Eight women's teams set for IC14
Eight teams are set to contest the 2014 International Cup women’s competition. The Australian Indigenous and Multicultural team that played in 2011 will not be renewed for the competition to be held...
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Wolverhampton Wolverines fire up local International Rules rivalry
The Wolverhampton Wolverines have used their off-season time wisely. Rather than wait for the season proper to start, Ian Mitchell, club president and coach, has been exploring a variety of ways to not...
View ArticleAFL Europe Calling Up Players for IC14 Women’s Crusaders Team
The 2014 International Cup will take place from the 9th to the 23rd of August 2014. As with IC11, there will be a women’s tournament taking place alongside the men’s event. This year, the women’s games...
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Northern Saints Recruiting Players and Coach for New Youth Girls Team
Essendon District FL team Northern Saints FC are proud to announce they are fielding a Youth Girls team for the 2014 season. To get local girls involved in the club and the game has been a longstanding...
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Wearside Wallabies in Tyne Tees Tigers pouch
When the AFLCNE (Australian Football League Central & Northern England) made the decision to admit the Tyne Tees Tigers for the 2014 as a fully-fledged eighth team they may not have foreseen the...
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Solomons on course for IC debut
With the build up to this years AFL International Cup picking up across the globe - the anticipation of seeing nations making their debut is one of the many highlights of these tournaments. The first...
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